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Beavers, Irene; Smith, Ruth L. – Home Economics Research Journal, 1973
Descriptors: Cluster Grouping, Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives, Individual Characteristics
Thompson, Paul Donovan – 1969
The purpose of this study was to define the role and elements of a systems approach for training administrators; to develop a model to serve as a guide for educational and training planners; and to provide a set of criteria for the optimum utilization of resources. The literature was reviewed, specific graphic and mathematical analysis in…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Management Systems, Mathematical Applications, Models
Gartner, Alan – 1979
The report addresses the need for retraining direct service personnel in community based programs as a result of deinstitutionalization. The state of the art regarding state practices in job descriptions and classifications for paraprofessionals indicated the existence of few systematic attempts to retrain current instituional staff. Few examples…
Descriptors: Career Development, Community Programs, Course Content, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled)
Portland Community Coll., OR. – 1981
This model was developed to assist Oregon community colleges in making a planned response to the needs of business and industry for retraining/training of their employees. The model offers a streamlined process for making needs assessments in business and industry through sequential steps for converting needs data into instructional programs. The…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Job Analysis, Job Training, Marketing
Texas State Technical Coll., Waco. – 1995
The Machine Tool Advanced Skills Technology Program (MAST) is a geographical partnership of six of the nation's best two-year colleges located in the six states that have about one-third of the density of metals-related industries in the United States. The purpose of the MAST grant is to develop and implement a national training model to overcome…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Institutional Cooperation, Job Analysis, Job Skills
Alvic, Fadia M.; Newkirk-Moore, Susan – 1984
This manual provides the information needed to conduct a job analysis and to enter or update job analysis information in the Computerized Task Inventory (COMTASK) database. Chapter I presents the purpose and organization of the manual. The second chapter provides a brief background on the purpose and design of COMTASK, a definition of terms used…
Descriptors: Career Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Guidelines
McCleary, Lloyd E. – 1973
No group can claim professional standing without explicit statements about what constitutes competence in that field and the means by which competence can be attained and assessed. The definition of competencies is the beginning step in a total competency based program of administrative development. Such definition includes (1) specification of…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Competence
Mott (C.S.) Foundation, Flint, MI. – 1977
The Southwest Regional Center for Community Education Development conducted a series of workshops to identify and field test competencies deemed essential for the superintendent, district coordinator, principal, and building-level director of community education. These workshops generated a data bank of validated competency statements and related…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Guides, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role
Allen, Harold; And Others – 1972
One in a series devoted to the topic of careers in transportation, this guide, which is intended to aid in curriculum development for transportation career education in elementary through high school, provides information and models for career education and the transportation field. The four sections that comprise the guide are the following: (1)…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Exploration, Career Ladders
Hoerner, James L.; Horne, Ralph A. – 1980
The purpose of this sample guide is to assist teachers and curriculum specialists in developing instructional materials that are competency based and that meet Virginia standards for competency-based education (CBE) programs. The sample deals with the occupation of welding, but it is the format that is of interest here, not the subject matter.…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Classroom Techniques, Competence, Competency Based Education
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Catanzaro, Diane – Teaching of Psychology, 1997
Describes how the job characteristics model (J. R. Hackman), used by industrial-organizational psychologists to enhance the motivating potential of jobs in industry, can be applied to increase student motivation. The job characteristics model describes the relationship between the core characteristics of skill variety, task identity, task…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Objectives, Education Work Relationship, Higher Education
Bangasser, Vi; And Others – 1984
This project was designed to provide a model for secondary and postsecondary educators in planning and developing a well-articulated competency-based delivery system focusing on high-technology training. The model was to be implemented in several vocational-technical programs so that secondary students would acquire the necessary competencies to…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Communications, Community Colleges, Competence
Vail, Paul – 1978
A project was conducted to develop, test, and implement a comprehensive program for Georgia school systems, grades K-14. The target population included regular students, students with special needs, out-of-school youth, and adults experiencing career problems. Project objectives were to develop a K-14 guidance model, develop a state/local…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Guidance, Career Planning
Fretwell, David H.; Lewis, Morgan V.; Deij, Arjen – 2001
The key issues, alternatives, and implications for developing countries to consider when designing systems to define occupational standards, related training standards, and assessments were analyzed. The analysis focused on the following issues: the rationale for development of standards; clarification of definitions, terminology, and assumptions;…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Comparative Education, Cooperative Planning, Developed Nations
Mansfield, Bob – 2001
This document, the fourth volume in a series, details a process for linking vocational education and training (VET) standards and employment requirements that was developed in the United Kingdom and based on functional analysis. The introductory sections describe the other three manuals in the series and the process used to develop this manual.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Cooperative Planning, Coordination, Curriculum Evaluation